Politics

Most U.S. adults say race in college admissions should play small role, new AP poll says

By Collin Binkley, Emily Swanson, Associated Press

The May poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that 63 percent say the Supreme Court should not block colleges from considering race or ethnicity in their admission systems.

WATCH: White House holds briefing after Russia says drones lightly damaged Moscow buildings

By Susie Blann, Joanna Kozlowska, Associated Press

The Russian Defense Ministry said five drones were shot down in Moscow and the systems of three others were jammed, causing them to veer off course. President Vladimir Putin called it a “terrorist” act by Kyiv.

25 NAT0-led peacekeepers injured in Kosovo amid ethnic tensions

By Radul Radovanovic, Llazar Semini, Associated Press

Serbia has put its military on high alert and is sending more troops to the border with Kosovo, whose declaration of independence in 2008 is not recognized by Belgrade.

Timeline of events leading to the impeachment of Republican Texas AG Ken Paxton

By Associated Press

A timeline of key events that led to Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton being impeached by the state's GOP-controlled House of Representatives.

Sudan military, rival force agree to extend truce after mediators show impatience with breaches

By Samy Magdy, Associated Press

The five-day extension of the cease-fire between Sudan's military and its rival, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, was announced in a joint statement late Monday by Saudi Arabia and the United States.

North Korea notifies neighboring Japan it plans to launch a military spy satellite soon

By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press

Japan's defense minister says he ordered the military to shoot down the satellite or debris, if any entered Japanese territory.

UN begins talks in Paris on a treaty to end global plastic pollution

By Thomas Adamson, Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press

The self-named "high ambition coalition" of countries, led by Norway and Rwanda, want limits on plastic production and restrictions on some of the chemicals used in plastics.

Why tensions are flaring between Kosovo and Serbia

By Dusan Stojanovic, Associated Press

Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo have flared anew this weekend after Kosovo's police raided Serb-dominated areas in the region's north and seized local municipality buildings.

South America's presidents meet in Brazil for the first regional summit in 9 years

By Carla Bridi, Associated Press

Analysts say Lula senses an opportunity for integration because of the political affinities of the region's current governments and appears to want to test leaders' willingness to cooperate through a revived Union of South American Nations, or Unasur.

4 takeaways from Biden and McCarthy's tentative debt ceiling deal

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press

After weeks of negotiations, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have struck an agreement to avert a potentially devastating government default.